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Determinants of School Attainment and Schooling Achievement in Ghana

Aglobitse, Peter Borkly (University of Cape Coast, 2006-06)

This study focuses on the parental decision making in relation to investment in the education or schooling of the child. The study distinguished between school-attainment and schooling achievement as separate schooling outcomes ...
Poverty Implications of Trade Liberalisation Financing in Ghana

Obeng, Camara Kwasi (University of Cape Coast, 2011-08)

Balancing government budget in the midst of trade liberalisation requires reducing expenditure levels or increasing existing taxes and or introducing new taxes. This study investigated the impact of the option of increasing ...
Parents’ expectations and investment in child education: evidence from rural Ghana

Ahiakpor, Ferdinand (University of Cape Coast, 2012-06)

It was until the early 1990’s that economists began to place greater emphasis on the role of human capital development as the basic rock for development. Using a multi-stage sampling technique, the researcher interviewed a ...
Analysis of Investment in Energy: A Case of Electricity in Ghana

Addy, Abubakari Obuama (University of Cape Coast, 2013-01)

This thesis analysed investments in electricity generation by employing a combination of Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) technique Mean Variance Portfolio (MVP) analysis. With annual time series data on Ghana from ...
Cocoa Research Innovations and Output in Ghana

Obuobisa-Darko, Ernest (University of Cape Coast, 2013-08)

Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana has introduced a number of innovations to increase cocoa yield per hectare from 360 to 1,300 Kg but the rate of adoption has been low. The objectives of the study were to determine factors ...
Accumulation of international reserves and economic growth in the west African monetary zone

Bentum-Ennin, Isaac (University of Cape Coast, 2013-08)

This study mainly sought to find out (i) the factors that have influenced the demand for international reserves in the WAMZ (ii) the effect of international reserves accumulation on economic growth and (iii) whether there ...
Accumulation of international reserves and economic growth in the west African monetary zone

Bentum-Ennin, Isaac (University of Cape Coast, 2013-08)

This study mainly sought to find out (i) the factors that have influenced the demand for international reserves in the WAMZ (ii) the effect of international reserves accumulation on economic growth and (iii) whether there ...
Income and Non-Income Outcomes of Microfinance

Atta Peprah, James (University of Cape Coast, 2014-04)

The study assessed the impact of microfinance specifically micro-credit on beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of Yaalex Microfinance Limited in selected communities of Takoradi Metropolis and Mfantsiman Municipality ...
Trade openness and economic growth: evidence from Ghana

Dabel, Isaac (University of Cape Coast, 2016-05)

In contrast to previous studies on the relationship between trade openness and economic growth, this study develops a new measure of trade openness. Composite Trade Intensity (CTI) was employed to generate an index to ...
Effects of gold mining activities on health of households in the Obuasi municipality in Ghana.

Ametefee, Korbla Normanyo (University of Cape Coast, 2016-06)

Despite the significant contribution of gold mining to Ghana’s socio-economic development, it generates negative externalities which pose health hazards to residents near the source of extraction. The study estimates the ...
Electricity generation and economic growth in Ghana

Alhassan, Abdul-Razak Sawal (University of Cape Coast, 2017-07)

The sectorial relevance and direction of energy policy in the Ghanaian economy as energy demand continue to rise with constant growth in services and a steady decrease in manufacturing growth, requires empirical analysis ...
Determinants of stock market development in emerging economies.

Winful, Ernest Christian (University of Cape Coast, 2017-07)

There is no advanced economy that has achieved a remarkable economic development without the establishment and the development of capital markets. Well-functioning stock markets are expected to influence growth through ...
Determinants of stock market development in emerging economies.

Christian Winful, Ernest (University of Cape Coast, 2017-07)

There is no advanced economy that has achieved a remarkable economic There is no advanced economy that has achieved a remarkable economic Well-functioning stock markets are expected to influence growth through increased ...
Multiple Borrowing, Over-Indebtedness and Household Consumption Expenditure in Ghana

Ewusie, Ewura-Adwoa (University of Cape Coast, 2017-09)

Multiple borrowing and over-indebtedness are significant issues of the credit industry, which have attracted recent scrutiny. As a growing area of study, this thesis extends existing research from an objective perspective. ...
Effect of remittances on child welfare in Ghana

Abdul-Mumuni, Abdallah (University of Cape Coast, 2017-12)

This thesis investigates the effect of migrant remittances on child welfare in Ghana. The specific objectives are to examine: (1) the effect of remittances and gender on child labour; (2) the effect of remittances on ...
Financial development, economic growth, and poverty reduction: evidence from Ghana.

Justice Eduboah, Eric (University of Cape Coast, 2018-01)

The study investigates the relationship between financial development, economic growth, and poverty reduction using quarterly data from 1990:1 to 2015:4 for Ghana, applying Maximum Likelihood Estimation technique and by ...
Differential impact of oil price shocks on external balance, stock market, inflation and output in Ghana.

Cantah, William Godfred (University of Cape Coast, 2018-02)

Crude oil is an essential commodity for the growth and development of Ghana’s economy. Studies that examine the effect of oil price fluctuations on Ghana’s economy have mainly focused on analysing the effect of changes in ...
Effect of Farm Size on Efficiency, Ploughing Technology and Food Security among Maize Farmers in the Northern Region of Ghana

Taale, Francis (University of Cape Coast, 2018-04)

Farm size has been identified as a significant determinant of resource use efficiency, household food security and choice of improved agricultural methods. However, empirical literature is replete with controversies concerning ...
Effect of Farm Size on Efficiency, Ploughing Technology and Food Security Among Maize Farmers in The Northern Region of Ghana

Taale, Francis (University of Cape Coast, 2018-04)

Farm size has been identified as a significant determinant of resource use efficiency, household food security and choice of improved agricultural methods. However, empirical literature is replete with controversies concerning ...
Effectiveness of monetary policy in West Africa Monetary Zone

Quaidoo, Christopher (University of Cape Coast, 2018-07)

One of the important primary macroeconomic convergence criteria of the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) is the attainment of single-digit inflation. Available data show that but for The Gambia, none of the member ...

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